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Which of the following best describes King John? - correct answer ✔✔He was one of the worst kings to
rule England
Which of the following was the central principle in magna carta? - correct answer ✔✔The king is not
above the law.
What does magna carta mean? - correct answer ✔✔Great charter.
Who was sir Edward Coke? - correct answer ✔✔An English judge
What has "law of the land" come to mean? - correct answer ✔✔Due process.
What does lex facit regem mean? - correct answer ✔✔The law makes the king.
Sir Edward coke helped write the charter for which of the following colonies? - correct answer
✔✔Virginia
Which of the following was the biggest conceptual break between the US constitution and the British
system? - correct answer ✔✔The separation of powers
Why is an independent judiciary important to the structure of government? - correct answer ✔✔It
enforces the limits on government.
Why was the right to due process included in the 14 amendment, even though there was already a right
to due process in the fifth amendment? - correct answer ✔✔The bill of rights was designed to only
restrict the federal government.
, natural law - correct answer ✔✔-relates to natural rights, very influential on the framers of the
constitution, bill of rights, and declaration of independence (Jefferson). Even without positive law, there
are certain rights people have
-timeless rights
-rights given by God-just by being a person, you have certain rights that everyone has.
Positive Law - correct answer ✔✔-laws enacted by the people- writing down the law (codifying)
-the will of the majority
enumerated rights - correct answer ✔✔-explicitly written down in governing documents
-ex: free speech
-the provisions in the bill of rights
unenumerated rights - correct answer ✔✔-rights that are derived from others or implicit in our system
of justice
-right to privacy
natural law v unenumerated rigths - correct answer ✔✔-they have overlapping parts
-unenumerated rights are though to be derived from enumerated rights.
-natural rights are not derived from enumerated rights.
Adversial Legal System - correct answer ✔✔-different than inquisitorial systems (ex: france) that other
countries have.
-lawyers take a bigger part, judges are more neutral. In order to search for the truth, lawyers on both
sides argue/challenge the evidence. Up to the jury to decide the truth.
inquisitorial system - correct answer ✔✔- judge can ask questions and the rule of evidence is not as
strict.
-two sides argue and provide evidence - correct answer ✔✔-civil case: plaintiff and defense
-criminal case: prosecution (is there guilt beyond reasonable doubt) v defense
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